Low-Latency Algo Trading Platform Engineer
Alpaca
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Job summary
Alpaca is seeking a senior software engineer to build its algo trading platform, delivering high-quality, low-latency performance for global users. You will design and implement architecture, work across frontend and backend, databases and distributed systems, and drive meaningful technical decisions in a fast-paced startup culture.
Applicants should have a track record of leading software teams, strong Go and C/C++ skills, and deep knowledge of distributed systems, concurrency, and high
Qualifications
- Strong, experienced software engineer with lead experience is preferred.
- Coding skills in both low and high level languages around Go, C/C++.
- Low latency and high throughput optimization.
- Experience with messaging queues and message brokers.
- Analytical data-oriented mindset and skills.
- Knowledge of algorithms, distributed systems, scalability, high availability, databases, low latency systems and concurrency control.
- Experience with highly scalable distributed low latency systems.
- System design skills with object-oriented data modeling, service-oriented architectures, system abstraction
Responsibilities
- Build Alpaca's algo trading platform to satisfy our users who expect high quality and performance from their brokerage service.
- Architect and design the platform, wearing multiple hats in a small team.
- Write substantial code and make critical decisions to deliver the best customer experience.
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Job description
Alpaca is seeking a senior software engineer to build its algo trading platform, delivering high-quality, low-latency performance for global users. You will design and implement architecture, work across frontend and backend, databases and distributed systems, and drive meaningful technical decisions in a fast-paced startup culture.
Applicants should have a track record of leading software teams, strong Go and C/C++ skills, and deep knowledge of distributed systems, concurrency, and high
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